Flying Frenchman completes jet-powered Channel crossing
Franky Zapata completed the challenge on his second attempt.
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French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first successful crossing of the English Channel on a jet-powered flyboard.
The 40-year-old crossed the Strait of Dover, landing in St Margaret’s Bay, Kent, on Sunday morning having taken off from Sangatte, near Calais.
The successful crossing used a larger boat to make landing easier.
The flyboard has five turbines which are powered by kerosene stored in Mr Zapata’s backpack and it can travel at speeds of up to 118mph (190km/h).
